Azure PowerShell 12.3.0
September saw the release of Azure PowerShell 12.3.0, packed with updates that made managing Azure resources feel like a breeze:
- Az.Accounts 3.0.4: Introduced a customized UserAgent for ARM telemetry and fixed some documentation snafus where secrets were unintentionally exposed.
- Az.Resources 7.5.0: Added ‘ResourceSelector’ and ‘Override’ parameters to ‘New/Update-AzPolicyAssignment’, giving you more control over policy assignments. Because who doesn’t like more knobs to turn?
- Az.Storage 7.4.0: Issued a heads-up about an upcoming breaking change involving the removal of references to ‘Microsoft.Azure.Storage.File’ in ‘Start-AzStorageFileCopy’.
PowerShell Universal 5.0.7
Added an index to the database. If your service took its sweet time starting during the install, a manual schema update might have been in order.
PnP.PowerShell 2.12.0
SharePoint enthusiasts, rejoice! September 2024 brought us PnP.PowerShell 2.12.0, featuring:
- WAM Login Support: For Windows users, this means support for Windows Hello, FIDO keys, and Conditional Access policies.
- -SkipCertCreation Parameter: Added to ‘Register-PnPAzureADApp’, allowing you to prevent the creation and uploading of certificates in the Entra ID app.